February 15, 2014

This video is made in real time and emphasizes the artist's role as Hand Worker.

Although we can see that it is a rope of some kind, the specific thing that is being made remains a mystery. The ruddy and fibrous wet strands of material are undisclosed, allowing the viewer's mind to wander.

Continuously working and engaging in the art making process allows for unexpected moments like this. I originally wanted to film this project to document the process of making the rope, but I am very happy with the video as its own art piece. I'd love to see this projected on a gallery wall one day!

"It is six A.M., and I am working. I am absent-minded, reckless, heedless of social obligations, etc...The tire goes flat, the tooth falls out, there will be a hundred meals without mustard. The poem gets written... I have no shame. Neither do I have guilt. My responsibility is not to the ordinary, or the timely. It does not include mustard, or teeth. It does not extend to the lost button, or the beans in the pot. My loyalty is to the inner vision, whenever and howsoever it may arrive."Excerpt from Mary Oliver's essay Of Power And Time